School Engagement within the School Health Research Network

1. School Engagement within the School Health Research Network

2. Overview • Background information • Developing the Network in consultation with schools, research, policy and practice partners to ensure it meets schools’ needs • The value of the Student Health and Wellbeing Reports to schools • Wider engagement activities

3. Structure of the Network 151 Secondary schools

4. Ensuring SHRN meets the needs of schools • Schools have been consulted throughout SHRN’s development: • SLT in schools and secondary aged students (through ALPHA) shared their thoughts on our plans which were then fed into the initial MRC bid • Every year we meet with schools to gauge their thoughts on Network development and to hear about their health priorities … we can add questions to the surveys that relate to these. • New approaches are trialled with input froma small number of Network schools. *We share practice from schools using data to meet wellbeing priorities as a way of showing potential to all

5. Ensuring SHRN meets the needs of schools • Policy and practice partners involved in health and wellbeing in schools have also beenconsulted throughout SHRN’s development – if SHRN meets their needs it will in turn further support schools’ needs e.g: • The planned provision of Local Authority reports to come out of this consultation will benefit schools through the provision of targeted support within the locality. • School health priorities are fed into the development of research through SHRN…findings will further support busy schools to be able to focus on evidence informed practice.

6. The level of commitment needed from Network schools is acceptable Student Online survey School environment questionnaire

7. Student Health and Wellbeing Reports The report is the basis of school engagement as the data supports many school priorities.

8. Student Health and Wellbeing Reports are proving to be valuable to schools • Who? • Senior leadership team • Governing Body • PSE coordinator • Subject teachers • Pastoral care teams • Student voice groups • Family and community • How? • Health action planning (within and between schools) • Evaluation of activities • PSE curriculum planning • Teaching – e.g PSE, Science, PE, Maths (National Literacy and Numeracy Framework) • Welsh Baccalaureate projects • Parent engagement

9. What do schools think of their reports? ‘Up to date summary giving real data that can actually be used to inform and develop school practice - nothing matches it!’ Assistant Head’ ‘Being part of the School Health Research Network gives you the data needed to target areas to improve. Also the report links you to agencies that could help you.’ Teacher ‘It is enormously beneficial for us to get a raft of data which can be considered by staff, pupils and external agencies to analyse and organise programmes accordingly.’ Headteacher

10. SHRN film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL6oZJ4YUEU

11. Schools tell us that moving forward, the reports will support: • New Estyn Common Inspection Framework • Curriculum review: • Health and wellbeing as one of six core areas of learning • Curriculum aims for ‘Healthy Confident Individuals’ • Violence against Women and Domestic Abuse (2015) Act

12. Termly Newsletters Sharing good practice. Forthcoming Network events and webinars Opportunity to be involved in Research Links to resources

13. Webinars • 45 minutes from 3.45 - 4.30pm • A short presentation on some school health research with an opportunity for live discussion, then Network news • Topics so far have included: • Do Health Promoting Schools make a difference? • How might schools influence students’ self-harm and suicidal behaviours? • Good breakfast, good grades?

14. Webinars

15. Webinar Invitation Looked After Children’s’ health and wellbeing behaviours:a comparison with children from traditional householdsThursday 30th March 2017 3.45-4.30pm We would be delighted if you would join us…

16. Website shrn.org.uk • All reports/webinars/newsletters/research papers • Intranet for schools to access their reports

17. Annual Network Events • Every June we invite our link member of staff to a Summer event. Timing and venues have been developed through consultation. • This year we are running three events: • Llandudno • Cardiff • Carmarthenshire • It is the only guaranteed face-to-face contact we have and it is so valuable for engagement. • Next year it

18. Annual Network Events Network events to allow schools to: • Network with other schools and the SHRN and WNHSS team • Learn about survey • Exchange practice in the use of health data • Learn about current health research and the value of evidence informed practice • Provide input into Network and research plans

19. Support from our partners ‘This Network is unique: Welsh secondary schools have the opportunity to access really good quality data to help them understand what is happening around health and wellbeing in their school.’ Emma Williams, Head of Support for Learners, Welsh Government ‘This is the best source of data we’ve got about children’s health and wellbeing in Wales. It is really useful for us to see new and emerging issues and helps us to respond quickly to these.’ Dr Julie Bishop, Director of Public Health Improvement, Public Health Wales

20. Network research projects • Developing a sexual health intervention for 16-18 year olds • Electronic cigarette use amongst young people • Promoting staff mental health (WISE study) • Developing a self-harm intervention for schools • Restorative practice in schools • Impact of student involvement in substance misuse policy development on tobacco, alcohol and drug use

21. Translation of research findings to schools and other practitioners For ease of understanding research we produce easy to digest research briefs to include: • What we already knew • What we did • What we found • Issues to consider • What does it mean for my school?